Fishing-reel



(No Model.) T. H. CHUBB.

FISHING REEL. No.' 282,270. Patented July 31. 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS H. cnonn, or Pos'rMILLs, vnnnonr.

FISHING-REEL.

' SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 282,270, dated July 31,1883,

Application filed April 20, 1883. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'IHos. H. GHUBB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Post Mills, in the county of Orange and State of I Fig. 6 isa view AA arethe sides or frame-plates of the fishing-reel, which areconnected and supported at a suitable distance apart by braces 01'standards 13 B B, screwed or otherwise secured to the side plates. "V

G isthe axis of the spool, having journals '0; c in the side plates, andprovidedwith heads or flanges D D, preferably of sheetmetal, struck upso as to be concave on thesifdes next the platcsA'A. M1,

The cross-plate or reel-seat for attaching the reel to the rod is madein two parts, F F, in dependently pivoted to the side plates and adaptedto be folded within the circumference of the latter. I thus obviate theformer awkward shape of the reel, and I am enabled to pack it within around case of convenient shape and size for the pocket. Preferably theseseats F are mounted upon pi'nsf, ex-

tending from one frame-plate to the other, and

I screwed, riveted, or otherwise secured to said plates. Hollow sleevesor bearings f on the seats F surround pins f, making a hinge. Othermethods may, however, be employed for mounting the seats Fpivotally-'as, for in stance, short screws passing through the sideplates A A, and entering the seatsF far enough to give thema pivotalbearing, and I do not limit myself to the exact method shown. By thismethod, however, I more effectually connect the side plates, A A, thesleeves f being long enough to' properly space said plates, and the pinsf holding them together by pivot.

the pin-head and a countersunk nut, f Preferably, for greater steadinessand strength, I so shape the seats F that they shall abut against oneanother at their rear ends when in position to be attached to the rod.

Atension or steadying spring formed of a single piece of wire issituated between plate A and flange D of the spool, the middle of thewire being coiled around the, axis 0 to form a collar, 0, which pressesagainst flange D, and the ends 0 6 being extended oppositely from saidcoil to bear against plate A. This is a very convenient and effectualmeans of preventing any play and rattling of the spool within thesupporting-frame, and is 'much simpler and cheaper than those heretofore used. I

plates A and D, and a pawl, H, which isheld in a position radial to theaxis 0 by a spring,

tates in either. direction.

., I, and is adapted to click as the spool. 1 0-;

The spring I, subs stantially circular in shape, is soldered to plate A,that method being much better and cheaper if it can be done securely. Toinsure this I make a depression or circular rabbet, a, in said plate, ofsubstantially the depth of the spring and of not much largercircumference. Against.

the wall or shoulder a of the rabbet, at apoint opposite the pawl H, themiddle of the spring I is placed, coinciding with the wall a for adistance, and may in this position be soldered inplace sosccurelythatthere is no risk .of detachment by wear or vibration, thestrain and operation of the spring being in line with The pawl or clickH perience that the jolting and working of the pawl wears upon the pinto such an extent that it is liable to break off ina comparativel shorttime. To obviate this difficulty I have made the pawl H and pin h rigidwith one an- WVhen so made, I have found by ex may be made with a bossof .any desired thickness to give the pin a longer bearing. On theoutside the head of the pin h is riveted or eX- panded to keep the pawlin place. of the pawl, when the ends of spring I bear upon it, arepreferably grooved to keep the spring in engagement.

I am aware that pawls engaging radially with the toothed wheelcontrolled by a substan tially circular spring engaging with itsopposite sides, and adapted to click in either direction, are old, and Ido not claim such as my invention.

What I claim isv 1. In a fishing-reel, a reel-seat constructed to bearranged longitudinally of the rod, and

. engaging with one side only thereof, said reelseat being adapted to befolded for transportation, substantially as set forth.

2. In a fishing-reel, a reel-seat arranged longitudinally of the rod andengaging with one side only thereof, said seat being divided and adaptedto be folded for transportation, substantially as set forth.

8. In a fishing-reel, the combination, with the side frame-plates, ofthe reel-seat hinged to the same on axes parallel to the axis of thereel, and folding within the frame of the reel, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with the side frameplates, of the folding reel-seathaving sleeves of a length equal to the distance between said The sidesplates, and pins passing through said sleeves and connecting theframe-plates, substantially as set forth.

5. In a fishing-reel, the combination, with the reel-frame, ofareel-seat made in two parts,

coinciding with the wall of the rabbet and se cured at its middle to theframe-plate, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with the side plates, A A, and the spool of thereel, of the spring 6 e e, of one piece of wire, coiled about the axisof the reel and pressing against plates A D, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof IaffiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS HENRY OHUBB. \Vitnesses:

WV. 13. CHUBB, E. G. SIMoNs.

